Quebec fires
Fires in Eastern Québec
9 June 2006
A large and smoky fire was burning in eastern Québec on 8 June2006 when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terrasatellite captured this image; the active fire is outlined in red. A cloud of smoke spreadnorthwest.
Bands: 1-3-4
Bands: 7-2-1
This image is shown at MODIS maximum spatial resolution (level of detail), which is 250 meters perpixel.
Latest GOES-12 image:
This multispectral combined image was taken on 8 June 2006 andshows the large fire and smoke in eastern Québec.
(source: OSEI)
The following maps show the Fire Danger, Fire Weather Index (FWI)and the current conditions in Canada for 8 June 2006:
Fire Danger
FWI
current conditions
(source: CWFIS)
For background information on the Fire Situation in Canada see:
- Forest Fire Monitoring and Early Warning
- Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS)
- Previous fire events
- IFFN country reports